The town of Aurora is about to approve a $50 million TIF to subsidize the relocation of the Hollywood Aurora Casino! Alderman John Laesch and Working Families Aurora are leading the fight to stop this outrageous public subsidy for a multi-billion dollar gambling empire.
Despite protest and many residents objecting, the Joint Review Board approved the Casino TIF on November 8, 2023. Only the Kane County Board representative voted no – which is a huge victory as that has never happened before.
The community groups opposing the TIF organized a public meeting on Saturday, November 4, 2023. About 50 people attended. Tom Tresser led off with an overview of TIFs and then made news by revealing, for the first time, the full extent of the TIFs of Kane County and Aurora. For more details: info@civiclab.us.
